# List of horror films of 1982

A list of horror films released in 1982.
| Title | Director(s) | Cast | Country | Notes |
| The Aftermath | Steve Barkett | Sid Haig | United States | Alternative title(s) Zombie Aftermath |
| Alone in the Dark | Jack Sholder | Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau | United States | |
| Amityville II: The Possession | Damiano Damiani | James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda | United States Mexico | |
| The Appointment | Lindsey C. Vickers | Edward Woodward, Jane Merrow | United Kingdom | |
| Bakterion | Tonino Ricci | David Warbeck, Janet Agren, José María Labernié | Italy Spain | |
| Basket Case | Frank Henenlotter | Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner | United States | |
| The Beast Within | Philippe Mora | Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch | United States | |
| Blood Song | Robert Angus, Alan J. Levi | Frankie Avalon, Donna Wilkes, Dane Clark | United States | Alternative title(s) Dream Slayer |
| Blood Tide | Richard Jefferies | James Earl Jones, José Ferrer, Lila Kedrova | United States | Alternative title(s) BloodtideDemon IslandThe Red Tide |
| Bloodbeat | Fabrice-Ange Zaphiratos | Helen Benton, Terry Brown | United States France | |
| Boardinghouse | John Wintergate | Kalassu, Alexandra Day | United States | |
| The Boogeyman | Jeffrey C. Schiro | Bert Linder, Mindy Silverman, Bobby Persicelli | United States | |
| Cat People | Paul Schrader | Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard | United States | |
| The Clairvoyant | Armand Mastroianni | Perry King, Elizabeth Kemp | United States | Alternative title(s) The Killing Hour |
| Creepshow | George A. Romero | Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver | United States | |
| Cry for the Strangers | Peter Medak | Patrick Duffy, Cindy Pickett | United States | Television film |
| Curse of the Cannibal Confederates | Tony Malanowski | Rebecca Bach, Christopher Gummer | United States | |
| Dark Sanity | Martin Green | Aldo Ray, Kory Clark, Chuck Jamison | United States | Alternative title(s) Straight Jacket |
| Deadly Games | Scott Mansfield | Jo Ann Harris, Steve Railsback, June Lockhart | United States | Alternative title(s) Who Fell Asleep? |
| Death Screams | David Nelson | Susan Kiger, Jennifer Chase, Andria Savio | United States | Alternative title(s) House of Death |
| Death Valley | Dick Richards | Paul Le Mat, Catherine Hicks, Stephen McHattie | United States | |
| Dogs of Hell | Worth Keeter | Earl Owensby, Bill Gribble | United States | |
| Don't Go to Sleep | Richard Lang | Dennis Weaver, Valerie Harper, Ruth Gordon | United States | Television film |
| Don't Look in the Attic | Carlo Ausino | Beba Lončar, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Annarita Grapputo | Italy | Alternative title(s) House of the Cursed SpiritsHouse of the Damned |
| The Dorm That Dripped Blood | Stephen W. Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow | Laurie Lapinski, Stephen Sachs, Daphne Zuniga | United States | |
| The Entity | Sidney J. Furie | Barbara Hershey | United States | |
| Fantasies | William Wiard | Suzanne Pleshette, Barry Newman, Robert Vaughn | United States | Television film |
| Forbidden World | Allan Holzman | Jesse Vint, Scott Paulin, Michael Bowen | United States | |
| The Forest | Don Jones | Gary Kent, Tomi Barrett, John Batis | United States | |
| Friday the 13th Part III | Steve Miner | Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka, Richard Brooker | United States | |
| The Ghost Dance | Peter F. Buffa | Julie Amato, Victor Mohica, Frank Salsedo | United States | |
| Girls Nite Out | Robert Deubel | Julia Montgomery, Hal Holbrook, Rutanya Alda | United States | Alternative title(s) The Scaremaker |
| Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Tommy Lee Wallace | Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy | United States | |
| Honeymoon Horror | Harry Preston | Paul Iwanski | United States | |
| Hotline | Jerry Jameson | Lynda Carter, Steve Forrest | United States | Television film |
| Hospital Massacre | Boaz Davidson | Barbi Benton | United States | Alternative title(s) X-Ray |
| The House in the Woods | Butch Perez | Vilma Santos, Christopher De Leon, Rio Locsin | Philippines | |
| The House on Sorority Row | Mark Rosman | Kathryn McNeil, Eileen Davidson | United States | |
| The House Where Evil Dwells | Kevin Connor | Edward Albert, Susan George, Doug McClure | United States Japan | |
| Humongous | Paul Lynch | Janet Julian, David Wallace, John Wildman | Canada | |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Michael Tuchner, Alan Hume | Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi, Lesley-Anne Down, John Gielgud | United States | |
| The Incubus | John Hough | John Cassavetes, Kerrie Keane, Helen Hughes | Canada | |
| Invitation to Hell | Michael J. Murphy | Becky Simpson, Joseph Sheahan | United Kingdom | |
| Jaws of Satan | Bob Claver | Fritz Weaver, Jon Korkes, Gretchen Corbett | United States | |
| The Last Horror Film | David Winters | Caroline Munro, Joe Spinell, Judd Hamilton | United States | |
| The Living Dead Girl | Jean Rollin | Marina Pierro, Françoise Blanchard, Carina Barone | France | |
| Madman | Joe Giannone | Gaylen Ross | United States | |
| Manhattan Baby | Lucio Fulci | Christopher Connelly | Italy | |
| Midnight | John A. Russo | Lawrence Tierney, Melanie Verlin, John Hall | United States | |
| Murder by Phone | Michael Anderson | Richard Chamberlain, John Houseman, Sara Botsford | United States Canada | Alternative title(s) BellsThe Calling |
| The New York Ripper | Lucio Fulci | Babette New, Jack Hedley, Zora Kerova | Italy | |
| Next of Kin | Tony Williams | Jacki Kerin, John Jarratt, Alex Scott | Australia | Alternative title(s) Hell House |
| Parasite | Charles Band | Robert Glaudini, Demi Moore | United States | |
| Pieces | Juan Piquer Simón | Christopher George, Lynda Day George | Spain United States | Alternative title(s) One Thousand Cries Has the Night |
| Poltergeist | Tobe Hooper | Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight | United States | |
| Q | Larry Cohen | Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine | United States | |
| Satan's Mistress | James Polakof | Britt Ekland, Lana Wood | United States | |
| The Sender | Roger Christian | Kathryn Harrold, Željko Ivanek, Shirley Knight | United Kingdom | |
| The Slayer | J. S. Cardone | Sarah Kendall, Frederick Flynn, Carol Kottenbrook | United States | |
| The Slumber Party Massacre | Amy Holden Jones | Robin Stille | United States | |
| A Stranger Is Watching | Sean S. Cunningham | Kate Mulgrew, Rip Torn, James Naughton | United States | |
| Superstition | James W. Roberson | James Houghton, Albert Salmi | United States | |
| Tenebrae | Dario Argento | Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi | Italy | Alternative title(s) Unsane |
| The Thing | John Carpenter | Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley | United States | |
| Trick or Treats | Gary Graver | Carrie Snodgress, Peter Jason, David Carradine | United States | |
| Unhinged | Don Gronquist | Laurel Munson, Janet Penner, Sara Ansley | United States | |
| Variola Vera | Goran Marković | Rade Šerbedžija, Erland Josephson, Rade Marković | Yugoslavia | |
| Visiting Hours | Jean-Claude Lord | Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, Linda Purl | Canada | Alternative title(s) Get Well SoonTerreur à l'hôpital centralThe Fright |
| Xtro | Harry Bromley Davenport | Bernice Stegers, Phillip Sayer, Simon Nash | United Kingdom | |